The illuminated adventures to teach cause and effect this book club bundle for flora and ulysses. In typical superhero fashion, theres a struggle between good and evil in flora and ulysses. There is a wacky cast of characters including a self absorbed romance writer, an air head neighbor, an emotionally traumatized greatnephew next door and a sad, sad. After she saves a squirrel from certain death, flora and her friend william spiver discover the squirrel named ulysses has special powers including the ability to type, write poetry, and fly. Just like flora says, all superheroes have an archnemesis, which means a villain is lurking around every corner for our favorite squirrel. The illuminated adventures is an excellent choice for 5th and 6th grade readers who are ready to begin using more sophisticated comprehension strategies. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that.
There wasnt a lot of book discussion during our book club meetings, so i took care of that beforehand. The books we chose are classic books that appeal to, not only new readers but readers of all ages. You might see a girl and a mom and a boy next door, but kate brings them to life when she tells their stories. This book is full of words and ideas that need to be said out loud and pondered and shared. Flora and ulysses this is a novel study for flora and ulysses by kate dicamillo. Why you chose it the book was chosen at random from the various youth award winners from the santa ana public library and the tustin public library. I wanted to use graphic novels since each time ulysses is seen in action the illustrator k. A childs loneliness and isolation is also at the heart of our junior fiction book the newbery award winning flora and ulysses. Ill encourage everyone to think about the power and significance of words for flora and ulysses. In addition to discussing the novel, book club members will work on finishing their stories. The illustrations include fullpage and small pencil drawings, together with comicbook panels describing the gangs adventures. As for selfdescribed cynic flora belle buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book terrible things can happen to you. Kate dicamillos writing in flora and ulysses is a great mentor text for these activities.
Little bits of wisdom come from those all around her, and flora ponders those as well as observations she reads in the books about incandesto. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. What neither can predict is that ulysses the squirrel has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and. Flora names him ulysses for the model of vacuum that was almost his demise and thinks of him as a superhero in real life. The illuminated adventures was written by kate dicamillo. He or she could read it im sure, and might like it, but i believe this is a book best enjoyed when that more sophisticated sense of humor and vocabulary kicks in. Flora, who is not on the best of terms with her mother following the divorce of her parents, decides that her mother is the squirrels nemesis. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. For flora and ulysses we used discussion questions from the publisher and questions from.
Newbery awardwinning author kate dicamillo because of winndixie, the tale of despereaux returns sept. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Does flora need to stop talking to squirrels and reading superhero books. I am a huge kate dicamillo fan, so i was really excited to see that she has a new book coming out this month. Students will quickly fall for ulysses the super squirrel in this expertly crafted book. Flora makes a case for william or her mom being his archenemy, so who is it. What neither can predict is that ulysses the squirrel has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry, and that flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. Rescuing a squirrel after an accident, flora belle buckman is astonished when the squirrel, ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers after being revived. It tells the story of flora belle and a squirrel named ulysses. Fill out this simple form and we will send you an official optin note straight from deckawoo drive. See more ideas about kate dicamillo, flora and book activities. In flora, they will find a girl worth knowing, and one they will remember. Parents sign up here to get porcine news flashes and deckawoo downloadables for your little mercy watson fans. The illuminated adventures kindle edition by dicamillo, kate, campbell, k.
The illuminated adventures by kate dicamillo because of winndixie, the tale of despereaux references a medieval manuscript whose text was enriched by its illustrations. Whats the deal with flora always thinking the worst has happened. Master storyteller kate dicamillo creates two more unforgettable characters with the comicbook styled adventures of flora and her superpowered squirrel ulysses. There is a wacky cast of characters including a self absorbed romance writer, an air head neighbor, an emotionally traumatized greatnephew next door and a sad, sad father. While reading a comic book her mother has asked her not to read, flora sees the neighbor accidentally.
Our book club this month involved a kate dicamillo novel, strawberry mice, some illegal soup, and a moat my youngest, who is 8, is in a book club based we created in our homeschool community. And he can writepoetry no lessplunking out deep, thoughtful verses on the typewriter belonging to floras mom. Now for kentucky students it is a 2015 nominee for the kentucky. The book and activities that go with it are broken up into 17 sections. This novel study divides flora and ulysses into seven sections for study. Each section contains comprehension questions for that section and a place for students to record the new and intersting words that they fi. They tie in thematically with flora s interest in comics and superheroes, but they mean that the book could fall into the same liminal space occupied by brian selznick. The illuminated adventures is a childrens novel by american author kate dicamillo and illustrated by k. Magical things can happen when you get sucked up by a vacuum cleaner. The illuminated adventures by kate dicamillo and illustrated by k. Customize your guided reading program with these bestselling titles in guided reading six book sets. It is broken up into a 14 day plan, and includes chapter questions, projects, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.
This is a fun novel study for kate dicamillos award winning book, flora and ulysses. The illuminated adventures to the club i first found a few graphic novels that highlighted superheroes. She sets out to save ulysses from her mother, but, as it turns out, the squirrel might have to save them. I love that this book does not fit neatly into any genre category. In flora and ulysses, longtime fans will find a happy marriage of mercy watsons warmth and wackiness and edward tulanes gentle life lessons. All words at all times, true or false, whispered or shouted, are clues to the workings of the human heart. Are her experiences in the book normal, or is she right that bad things keep happening all around her. For the past three years, my oldest daughter 10 and i have been participating in a parentchild book club. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but selfdescribed cynic flora belle buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book terrible things can happen to you. Each set has 6 copies of the title at a great low price. Tale of despereaux book club a cooking party school. The illuminated adventures there are many unanticipated occurrences and it all begins with a vacuum cleaner, a squirrel and a natural born cynic named flora. From bestselling author kate dicamillo comes a laughoutloud story filled with. The family dynamics and the quest to understand oneself become themes as the story unfolds.
Flora and ulysses by kate dicamillo award winner titles. This engaging tale of 10yearold naturalborn cynic flora and her friend ulysses, a. The formerly anonymous prank club of fountain point middle school. With this in mind, book club members can consider revising their word choices, adding poetry, or using repetition. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The illuminated adventures would simply be the poignant story of a lonely and cynical 10year old named flora if it werent so funny.
By tempering some sensitive themes of selfdoubt and broken homes with laugh out loud unanticipated occurrences, kate dicamillo has created a unique chapter book that makes it easy for readers to explore cause and effect. Flora belle buckman is a selfdescribed cynic who finds herself at odds with her mother after her parents divorce. I especially think its great to imagine what you might see happening in the book if it wasnt for kates description. This book club, which will involve the creation of the participants own fantasy stories, will be for middleschoolage children and a parent or caregiver. The illuminated adventures by kate dicamillo, ramona quimby. Alabama childrens choice book award nominee for grades 45. Prologuechapter 9, 1019, 2029, 3039, 4049, 5059, 60ep. After all, how sad can it be when one of the main characters is a squirrel who becomes a poet after the lifechanging experience of being sucked up by a giant vacuum cleaner and rescued by flora who names him ulysses. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. In this book, though, the good and evil arent pronounced as in, say, the hobbit, but its still there. G download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This flora and ulysses the illuminated adventure reading group activity guide is set up so it can be used as a unit plan for the teacher, or used by students in literature circles. The illuminated adventures study unit worksheets for teachers to print. The squirrel not only lives, but is changed by the experience.
The illuminated adventures by kate dicamillo, illustrated by k. See more ideas about flora, kate dicamillo and kids book club. Campbell has already been awarded the 2014 newbery award, 20 national book awards longlist for young peoples literature, and 2014 camellia award. Ben starts a club to pull pranks on other sixth graders, while trying to evade capture by the middle school principal. The illuminated adventures may seem like a cute little book with some comics throughout, appropriate for your highreading 2nd grader. Readalikes for flora and ulysses by kate dicamillo.